A first picture has been released of a 29-year-old man who was stabbed to death while sitting in a South London park. Kalabe Legesse was the victim of an apparent random attack on Friday, December 30 as he was “minding his own business” in Peckham Rye Park.
He suffered serious stab injuries at 8.24pm and was discovered near a cafe off Strakers Road in the park. Despite the best efforts of police and paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem found the cause of his death to be a haemorrhage and a stab wound to the heart.
Officers are now appealing for information and are searching for two suspects who were seen fleeing the park on pedal cycles in the moments after the “brutal and senseless” attack.
Detective Chief Inspector Katherine Goodwin, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: “Kalabe’s family and friends have been left devastated by his death, which occurred after a brutal and senseless attack when he was simply sitting in the park, minding his own business.
“We have been working tirelessly to identify those responsible and are keen to hear from anyone who was in or around the park, particularly in the area near the café and playground, at about 8pm. At this early stage in the investigation we believe we are looking for two suspects riding pedal bikes, who fled the scene towards Peckham Rye.”
